diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/utils/hf_transformers/common.py b/python/sglang/srt/utils/hf_transformers/common.py
index d05d53360..053550ded 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/utils/hf_transformers/common.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/utils/hf_transformers/common.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def get_rope_config(config):
     rope_params = getattr(config, "rope_parameters", None)
     if rope_params is not None:
         return rope_params["rope_theta"], rope_params
-    return config.rope_theta, getattr(config, "rope_scaling", None)
+    return getattr(config, "rope_theta", 10000), getattr(config, "rope_scaling", None)
 
 
 def _patch_text_config(parent_config: PretrainedConfig, text_config):